Holder for roll-paper binding-strips.



E. G. ELDER.

HOLDER FOR ROLL PAPER BINDING STRIPS.'

APPLICATION FILED NARA, 190B.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

wanton EDWIN O. ELDER, OF HAMPTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

HOLDER FOR ROLL-PAPER BINDING-STRIPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Application filed March 4, 1908. Serial No. 419,124..

7 and useful improvements in holders for moistening and cutting roll paper strips rovided with a surface of adhesive materia and intended for use in binding securely paper wrapped ackages, and the invention relates particulary to that ty e of device of this character which embo ies a vertically disposed casing in which the paper roll is .mounted to rotate, the paper being drawn off by the bundle wrapper from the roll through a guiding frame mounted in the casing and at the same time moistened upon its under surface, the moistened stri of the desired len th being severed from t e roll in a practica y automatic manner.

The ob ect of this invention is an apparatus of this character provided with an improved paper holding frame in which the paper ro lis mounted to rotate in-the casing, said frame being so constructed that it may be easily applied to and removed from the roll whenever desired and holding the roll in the casing in a manner to permit of the.

pro er rotation as the strip is withdrawn, wit out permitting the roll to run free and disarrange the paper thereon.

With this and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arran ements and combinations of the parts that i shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the ap ended claims.

or a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of. my improved holder; Fig. 2 is a erspective view of a rocker frame employed Fig. 3 is a similar view of the roll-carrying frame; and, Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the center of the roll.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designatesthe stand of my improved invention, which stand is designed to be supported on a counter, or any other desired support, and 2 designates a vertically disposed casing which is provided with a base 3 by which it is mounted to turn on the standard about a vertically disposed pivot or axis 4. The casing 2 is forwardly extended as indicated at 5 to form a reservoir. An endless moistening band 6 of felt 01' the like is supported on a preferably spiked roller 7' journaled in the outer end of the reservoir or extension 5 and a wei ht 7 is suspended within the band down in t e reservoir, so as to maintain the band properly taut as the roller 7 is rotated. The roller 7 carries at one side, a air of disks 8 between which a ratchet su ace is formed,

said ratchet surface being designed for engagement by a 1pawl hereinafter specified. 9 designates a roc or frame which is mounted within the casing at the reservoir end thereof and which is provided with a lower roller 10,

an upper roller 11 at one side of said pivot or axis, and another roller 12 at the opposite side of said axis, between the same and the moistening band. The paper strip, as clearly illustrated in the drawing, first the roll underneath the lower ro er 10 and thence backwardly and around or over the upper roller 11. It is thence passed forwardly underneath the third roller 12 and is passed outwardly underneath a preferably V-sha ed knife 13 carried in the outer upper end 0 the rocker frame. The rollers 10 and 11 so counterbalance the rocker frame that the said frame is held with the knife in an elevated osition, but when the strip is drawn forwarfilyfrom the roll through the frame, the frame will be rocked on its pivot studs 14 and the knife will be automat1cally brought out towards the strip so that the operator, after the proper amount of paper has been withdrawn may sever the desired portion by cl uick upward jerk of the pa er. Preferythe rocker frame is remova le, IlZSJJIVOt studs bein inserted in slots 15 formed in the casing and held therein by pivoted latches 16 as shown.

In order that the rocking movement of the asses from frame 9 may effect an automatic intermittent turning the same every time the rocker frame is pulled forwardly by the withdrawal of the strip.

' In order to properly sup ort the severed end remainin on the roll after a portion of the strip has een removed so that such end may be readily grasped b the operator for a subsequent actuation of t e device, I provide a spring tongue 19 which is secured to a transverse rod 20 mounted in the frame 9, the free end of saidtongue being ada ted to project underneath and bear upwardly against the roller 12 so as to prevent the severed end from dropping down into the reservoir and to hold it properly projected for a subsequent operation.

One of the main features of my present invention is the means for holding the dpaper roll in the casing. The roll, designate 21 is mounted upon a core. This core 22 may be made of wood or metal and is hollow as shown and is preferably provided at each end with a reduced portion 23. Cork collars 24 are slipped over the reduced-ends 23 and secured thereon in an desired way.

The frame or directly holding the roll embodies preferably channeled side bars 25 and 26, one of said side bars being formed with an angularly disposed end constituting a cross bar 27 to which the other side bar is hinged, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. Each of said side bars carries on its inner face a drag or friction disk 28 held against free rotation by means of an arched spring 29 secured to its centrally located pivot and bearing upon the face of the disk as shown. Each disk 28 is formed with a series of centering lugs 30 designed to be slipped into the hollow core 22, said lugs being preferably stamped out of metal or other material of which the disks are formed. 1 In addition to the centering lugs 30, each disk 28 is formed at its margm wlth a plurality of inwardly projecting spurs 31 desi ned to penetrate the cork or other penetra le collar 24 of the core. It will thus be seen that the frame may be readily applied to the roll with the core in the latter by causin the side bars 25 and 26 to straddle or em race the roll, one being swun inwardly towards the other, the two series 0 centering lugs of the res ective disks being entered into the ends 0 the core and the Spurs penetratin the edges thereof that are constituted by t e core or other collars 24. The frame, with the roll in it is then slipped downwardly between the two side plates of the casing 2, the side bars being formed at hold the frame in place, and the paper roll in proper position for the withdrawal of the paper strip.

From the tion with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very sim le, durable and efficient construction-0f ho der for paper rolls of the character herein before set forth, inwhich the paper will be effectively moistened as it is drawn from the roll and capable of being easily and preferably severe at the desired point, the severed end foregoing description in connec being held projected in proper position for a j subsequent operation, and in which the frame for directly supporting the paper roll maybe easily applied thereto and be passed there-' from'so as to replace-one roll by another after the first has become exhausted.

Having thus described the invention, wha

holding said side bars within the casing, and

friction disks rotatably mounted upon said side bars and adapted to engage the roll.

2. Ina device of the character described, I

the combination with a rolland a casing for containing said roll,of a frame adapted to hold the roll within the casing said frame embodying hingedly connected sidebars,

means for removably holding said side bars within the casing, said side bars .bein adapt-- ed to straddle the roll, and friction isks ro tatably mounted on said side bars and adapted to engage the roll at op osite sides thereof.

3. In a device of the c aracter described,

the combination with a roll provided with a hollow core, and a casing adapted to contain a said roll, of a frame adapted to hold the roll within the casing, said frame embodying side: bars adapted to straddle said roll, means for I supporting said frame within the casing, friction disks rotatably carried by said side bars and provided with centering ugs adapted to enter the core atopposite sides of the roll, I

and means for securing said disks to the core. 4. In a deviceof the character described,

the combination with a roll provided with a core, said core being formed with penetrable,

ends, and a casing adapted to contain said roll of a frame adapted to hold the roll'with in the casing, said frame embodying side bars,

adapted to straddle the roll, disks'rotatabl secured to said side bars and provided'wit spurs adapted to penetrate the ends of the' core, and means for supporting said-frames the casing- 5. In a device of the character de scribgdi it 1a.

the combination with-a roll provid' core, said core embodying a body rtion formed with reduced ends and en 'fable collars encircling said ends, an ua hol seems adapted to contain said roll, of a frame for ing said r011 within the casing, said frame embodying side bars adapted to straddle the roll, means for en porting the frame within the casing, and'frlction disks rotatably carried by said side bars and formed with spurs designed to penetrate said coilars.

6. in a device of the character described, the combination with a roll and a casing ada ted to contain said roll, of a frame for hol ing said roll Within the casing, said frame embodyin side bars adapted to straddle the roll, there i being sup orted to turn between said side bars, said si e bars being provided at one end with recesses and being adapted '15 to be slipped into the casing, the casing bein formed on its inner Walls with pins designs to be accommodated in such recesses, the side bars being formed with outwardly projecting pins, and the casing being formed 20 with recesses to receive said last named pins.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN C. ELDER.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN S. ELDER, WILLARD E. HARRIS. 

